Progress

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:52 pm

nice work Malcolm, that crossmember has come up and treat and it sure looks solid! - fits in very well.

EK283 · Post by **EK283** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:00 pm

Hey Mal,
Thats lookin classy but please tell me you dont work on the car with the dodgy stands up front!
Is the tunnel section a hadfield one or you making it yourself?
Oh and please slow down your making me tired watching all this action

The radiator plates look like they were made to be there, the chev won't let you put the radiator that far back bugger! I had to custom make my radiator and squeeze it foward of the radiator panels. That was fun and only got 15mm gap between the water pump and core!
Regards Greg

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:21 pm

Hey Greg,

The dodgy stands really are quiet solid.
I got the tunnel section from Gardner Conversions along with the wiring harness and a few other bits.

I thought I had to speed the progress up to catch up with you and Sam.

I finished the fitment of the radiator today and are now starting on filling in the corner sections of the subframe where I went a bit crazy with the grinder.
Then its on to the extractors.

O yeh Harko, the disc's are P76. I'm also looking to get a set of lowered spindles from Hadfields.

Cheers

Mal

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:56 pm

malcom just a tip on the drop spindles, make sure you have plenty of guard clearance, due to the fact the car is low but still has alot of suspension travel.
a couple of cars i had them on the front cross member would hit the ground before the bump stops made contact

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:24 pm

Hi everyone,

Not a lot of progress but I thought I'd keep you all up to date with what I've been doing anyway.
Have finished fitting the radiator & brackets, finally got the wipers sorted by using a HG 2 speed motor and switch.
Fitted the oxygen sensors into the extractors.
Modified the original pedal box and made the brake pedal and accelerator pedal.
Fitted fitted the air cleaner box by having to recess it into the subframe. Still have to fit the cold air intake to that yet.
Fitted the new electronic speedo into the dash
Still in the process of fitting the fuel lines
Fitted the handbrake leaver to the new crossmember.

I'm not sure if many realise that a 57 Chev handbrake handle is exactly the same as the Holden handle. I only found this out when I saw a chromed 57 handbrake handle on ebay and thought it looked similar. So I sent away to USA for one. As it turns out it is the exact same one only in chromed alloy. As simple as take the original off and fit the new one on and only cost about $35.

Cheers all, keep up the good work

Mal

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:45 pm

Hi Mal, looks like it's coming along nicely

Trev

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:07 pm

row1 · Post by **row1** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:11 am

hey matey?

where did you get your instrument cluster done?

That looks really kool

Cheers

-- Rowan

oldgmh · Post by **oldgmh** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:36 am

looking great malcolm -

keep the pics coming...

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:24 am

Man that looks AWESOME!!!

definetly coming along nicely! and here i am have done nothing in the last few weeks! best pull my finger out! looks like a top job aswell!

Cheers
NoMAD

Post by **Blacky** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:55 am

The inside door handles are virtually identical as well, you can pick up a set of them on American epay for around $60 US - beats trying to clean up old ones !

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:57 pm

I'm looking at fitting an autometer gauge to my car (to work with commodore ECU pulse) but im interested to know if that is an autometer gauge if not what is it ... looks like it will fit better than the one i was looking at!

good progress all round, i like what you've done with the air box, i have been contemplating how to fit mine in .... is there a hole in the bottom or something to get fresh air from the inner guard ?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:20 pm

that engine bay is starting to look full

hope i get to see this car in person one day when it's finished

at the rate he's going it will be at the nationals in june

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:47 pm

row1 wrote:hey matey?

where did you get your instrument cluster done?

That looks really kool

Cheers

-- Rowan

Hey Row, they pop up on Ebay all the time. Or you can pull your one apart and redo the colours. Its easy I've done 3 all up now. One white backing/Black numbers, silver backing/black numbers and my own red/factroy green numbers. Nice rainy saturday arvo job.....

EK283 · Post by **EK283** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:04 pm

Hey Mal,
Looks like youv'e had a spare couple of minutes

You haven't posted any pics of the extractors, I assume they fit between the rails?
Lookin good keep going with the pic updates.

PS I wonder how the 6 month project of the other member is going?

Regards Greg

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